Basil Radford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 25 June 1897 · Chester, England, UK
- Died
- 20 October 1952
Arthur Basil Radford (25 June 1897 – 20 October 1952) was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. He is probably best remembered for his appearances alongside Naunton Wayne as one half of Charters and Caldicott, two cricket-obsessed Englishmen who appeared in several films from 1938 to 1949, most famously in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
Known for
Acting 50
- 1951The Galloping Major as Major Arthur Hill
- 1951White Corridors as Retired Civil Servant
- 1950Ha'penny Breeze as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- 1950Chance of a Lifetime as Dickinson
- 1949Passport to Pimlico as Gregg
- 1949Helter Skelter as Maj. Bright (uncredited)
- 1949Whisky Galore! as Captain Paul Waggett
- 1949Stop Press Girl as The Mechanical Type
- 1949It's Not Cricket as Maj. Bright
- 1948Quartet as Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
- 1948The Winslow Boy as Desmond Curry
- 1946A Girl in a Million as Prendergast
- 1946The Captive Heart as Major Ossy Dalrymple
- 1945Dead of Night as George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
- 1945The Way to the Stars as 'Tiny' Williams
- 1945Twilight Hour as Lord Chetwood
- 1943Dear Octopus as Kenneth
- 1943Millions Like Us as Charters
- 1942London Scrapbook as Himself
- 1942Unpublished Story as Lamb
- 1942The Next of Kin as Careless Talker on Train
- 1942Flying Fortress as Captain Wilkinson
- 1940Room for Two as Robert Spencer
- 1940The Flying Squad as Sederman
- 1940Crook's Tour as Hawtrey Charters
- 1940Night Train to Munich as Charters
- 1940Girl in the News as Doctor Threadgrove
- 1940Just William as Mr. Sidway
- 1940The Girl Who Forgot as Mr. Barradine
- 1939Secret Journey as John Richardson
- 1939The Four Just Men as (uncredited)
- 1939Jamaica Inn as Lord George
- 1939She Couldn't Say No as Lord Pilton
- 1939Spies of the Air as Bill Madison
- 1939Let's Be Famous as Watson
- 1939Trouble Brewing as Guest at Madame Berdi's
- 1938Climbing High as Reggie Baird
- 1938The Lady Vanishes as Charters
- 1938Convict 99 as Deputy Governor
- 1937Captain's Orders as Murdoch
- 1937Jump for Glory as Defending Counsel
- 1937Young and Innocent as Erica's Uncle Basil
- 1936Dishonour Bright as Henry Crane
- 1936Broken Blossoms as Mr. Reed
- 1935Foreign Affaires as Basil Mallory (uncredited)
- 1934A Southern Maid as Tom
- 1933Leave It to Smith as Sir John Moynton
- 1932There Goes the Bride as Rudolph (uncredited)
- 1930Seven Days Leave as Corporal
- 1929Barnum Was Right as Standish
Writing 1
- 1951The Galloping Major · idea